5.1 Configure Ethernet Device Using “ethtool”

Run the following commands:

  1. Assign IPv4 address for the network interface.

    $ ip addr add dev eth0 192.0.2.1/24

  2. Make the interface ready for network communication.

    $ ip link set eth0 up

  3. Configure PLCA parameters for the interface.

    $ ethtool --set-plca-cfg eth0 enable on node-id 0 node-cnt 8 to-tmr 0x20 burst-cnt 0x0 burst-tmr 0x80

  4. Get PLCA parameters.

    $ ethtool --get-plca-cfg eth0